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英语中级口语第1课18课
Lesson1
TooClever
TextA
Afarmerwholivedinasmallvillagesufferedfromaseverepaininthechest.Thisneverseemedtogetanybetter.Thefarmereventuallydecidedthathewouldconsultadoctorinthenearesttown.Butashewasamiserlypersonhethoughthewouldfindoutwhathewouldhavetopaythisdoctor.Hewastoldthatapatienthadtopaythreepoundsforthefirstvisitandonepoundforthesecond'visit.Thefarmerthoughtaboutthisforalongtime,andthenhedecidedtogoandconsultthedoctorinthetown.
Ashecameintothedoctor'sconsultingroom,hesaidcausally,´Goodmorning,doctor.HereIamagain.'Thedoctorwasalittlesurprised.Heaskedhimafewquestions,examinedhischestandthentookthepoundwhichthefarmerinsistedongivinghim.Thenthedoctorsaidwithasmile,Well,sir.There'snothingnew.PleasecontinuetotakethesamemedicineIgaveyouthefirsttimeyoucametoseeme.'
TextB
Amanwenttoseehisdoctoronedaybecausehewassufferingfrompainsinhisstomach.Afterthedoctorhadexaminedhimcarefully,hesaidtohim,`Well,there'snothingreally
wrongwithyou,I'mgladtosay.Youronlytroubleisthatyouworrytoomuch.
Doyouknow,Ihadamanwiththesametroubleasyouinhereafewweeksago,andIgavehimthesameadviceasI'mgoingtogiveyou.Hewasworriedbecausehecouldn'tpayhistailor'sbills.Itoldhimnottoworryhisheadaboutthebillsanymore.Hefollowedmyadvice,andwhenhecametoseemeagaintwodaysago,hetoldmethathenowfeelsquiteallrightagain.'
`Yes,Iknowallaboutthat,'answeredthepatientsadly.`Yousee,I'mthatman'stailor.'
AdditionalInformation
Doctor:
Goodmorning.Howareyou?
Patient:
I'mveryworried;doctor.
Doctor:
Oh?
Whatareyouworriedabout?
Patient:
I'mafraidthatI'mveryill.
Doctor:
I'msorrytohearthat.Whydoyouthinkso?
Patient:
BecauseIfeeltiredallthetime,evenwhenIwakeupinthemorning.Ifind
itverydifficulttodoanywork.1havenoappetite.Mywifecooksme
deliciousmealsbutIcanonlyeatalittle.
Doctor:
Howdoyousleep?
Patient:
Verybadly,doctor.
Doctor:
Doyoufinditdifficulttogettosleep,ordoyouwakeupearly?
Fatient:
Both,doctor.Inevergettosleepuntil2o'clockandIalwayswakeat5.
Doctor:
Areyouworriedaboutanything?
Patient:
Well,yes,Iam.I'mworriedaboutmywork.I'vejusttakenanewjob.
Iearnalotofmoneybutit'sdifficultwork.I'malwaysafraidofmaking
amistake.
Doctor:
Isee.Pleasetakeoffyourshirtandliedownonthecouch.
Patient:
Yes,doctor.(TheDoctorexaminesthepatient)
Doctor:
Well,there'snothingverymuchwrongwithyou,I'mgladtosay.You're
workingtoohardandworryingtoomuch.Doyoutakemuchexercise?
Patient:
No,doctor.Ineverhaveenoughtimeforexercise.Istartworkveryearlyin
themorningandfinishlateintheevening.ThenIcan'tgettosleep.Can
yougivemesomemedicinetohelpmetosleep?
Doctor:
Ican,butI'mnotgoingto.Youdon'tneedmedicine.Youneedadvice.
Don'tworksohard.Toomuchworkisbad.foryou.Don'tworryaboutyour
work.It'ssillytoworry.Takeregularexercise.
Patient:
ButImaylosemyjob,doctor!
It'shardtogetajoblikemine.
Doctor:
Thengetaneasierone,evenifyouearnlessmoney.
Whichwouldyouratherhave,healthorwealth?
Patient:
You'reright,doctor.It'smoreimportanttobehealthythanwealthy.I'll
changemyjob.I'mgratefulforyouradvice.
Doctor:
Comeandseemeagaininamonth'stime.Ithinkyou'llbeadifferentman!
Lesson2
AuPairGirl
TextA
GretelcomesfromAustria.Sheiseighteenyearsold.SheisgoingtostaywiththeClarkfamilyforayear.GretelhascometoEnglandbecauseshewantstoimproveherEnglish.Sheworksasanaupairgirl.ShehelpsMrsClarkinthehouseandattendsEnglishclassesregularlyinhersparetime.
Gretelhasn'tbeeninEnglandlongandeverythingisstrangetoher.SheoftencompareslifeinLondonwithlifeinVienna.SomethingsarenicerinLondon;otherthingsarenotsonice.Forinstance,theshopsarebiggerinLondonthaninViennaandthereisgreatervariety.Butit'smoreexpensivetoenjoyyourselfinLondon.It'sexpensivetohaveamealatarestaurantortogotoatheatre.
Gretelhasgotusedtomanythingsalready,butshecan'tgetusedtobreakfastinEngland."YouEnglisheatsomuchinthemorning,"sheoftensays."Fruitjuice,porridge,baconandegg,tea,toastandmarmalade!
Howcanyoufaceallthatfoodsoearlyintheday?
"
TextB
MariahaddecidedthatassoonasshehadfinishedschoolshewouldbecomeanaupairgirlinLondon.TwoofherfriendshadalreadyspentayearwithafamilyinKensington,andtoldhertheyhadhadaninterestingtimeandhadmanagedtolearnalotofEnglish.ShewasadvisedbyherHeadTeachertogetherparents'consentandtomakeallthenecessaryarrangementspriortoherdeparture:
haveenoughmoneyforherreturnfare,knowexactlywhatkindofafamilyshewasgoingtolivewithandwhattheyexpectedofher.
ShortlyafterhereighteenthbirthdayMariareceivedaletterfromMrsHutchinson,thewifeofanadvertisingexecutive,statingthetermsonwhichshewouldbeemployed.TheHutchinsonslivedinahouseinChelsea.Theyhadthreechildren;twoboys,agedfourteenandten,bothatboardingschools,theelderataPublicSchoolintheMidlandsandtheyoungerataPreparatorySchoolinSurrey;
theyoungestchildwasagirlagedeight,andshewenttotheFrenchLyceeinSouthKensington.DuringtermtimeMariawouldhavetotakethegirltoschoolinthemorningandfetchherintheafternoon.ShewouldhavetohelpMrsHutchinsoninthehouse-washingup,makingthebeds,layingthetable,dustingtherooms,answeringthedoor,takingtelephonemessages,shoppingandrunningerrands.
ShewouldbeguaranteedthreeeveningsaweekfreeandcouldattendEnglishclasseseitherfromeleventilloneinthemorningorfromhalfpastonetillfourintheafternoon.Shewouldreceive3aweekpocketmoney.Mariawasdelightedwiththeconditionsandthoughtthattheywerefair.Shealsolikedthelookofthefamily,asMrsHutchinsonhadthoughtfullyenclosedaphotographwithherletter.
AdditionalInformation
Itwasnothingforagirlt.obesentawaytoservicewhenshewaselevenyearsold.Thatmeantleavingthefamilyasshehadneverbeenpartedfromforadayinherlifebefore,andgoingtosomeplacemilesawaytobetreatedlikeadog.I'vegotnothingagainstgirlsgoingintogoodservice.
Inmyopinion,goodserviceinaproperlyrunbighousewasawonderfultrainingforalotofgirlswhoneverwouldhaveseenanythingdifferentallthedaysoftheirlivesiftheyhadn'tgone.Itwasbetterthanworkingontheland,then,andifitstillexistednow,IreckonI'dratherseeanyofmydaughtersbeagoodhousemaidorawell-trainedparlourmaidthanadolled-upshop-assistantorafactoryworker.
Butfolksaretooproudtoworkforotherfolks,now.evenifit'stotheirownadvantage,thoughasfarasIcanseeyouarestillworkingforotherfolks,whateveryou'redoing.Bighousesdidn'twantlittle
girlsofeleven,evenaskitchenmaids,sothefirstfewycarshadtobeputinsomewhereelse,beforeyougoteventhatamountofpromotion.
Bighousesexpectedgoodservice,butyougotgoodtreatmentinreturn.It.wasn'tlikethatatthesortofplacemyfriendshadtogo.Mostlytheywenttothefarmers'houseswithintenortwentymilesfromwherethey'dbeenborn.ThesefarmerswereajumpedUp,proudlotwhodidn'tknowhowtotreatthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Theytookadvantageofthepoorpeople'sneedtogettheirgirlsofftheirhandstogetlittleslavesfornearlynothing.Theconditionswereterrible.
Lesson3
WhoTooktheMoney?
TextA
MrSmithgavehiswifetenpoundsforherbirthday-tenprettypoundnotes.Sothedayafterherbirthday,MrsSmithwentshopping.Shequeuedforabus,gotonandsatdownnexttoanoldlady.Afterawhile,shenoticedthattheoldlady'shandbagwasopen.Insideit,shesawawadofpoundnotesexactlyliketheoneherhusbandhadgivenher.Soshequicklylookedintoherownbag-thenoteshadgone!
MrsSmithwassurethattheoldladywhowassittingnexttoherhadstolenthem.Shethoughtshewouldhavetocallthepolice;but,asshedislikedmakingafussandgettingpeopleintotrouble,shedecidedtotakebackthemoneyfromtheoldlady'shandbagandsaynothingmoreaboutit.Shelookedroundthebustomakesurenobodywaswatching,thenshecarefullyputherhandintotheoldlady'sbag,tookthenotesandputtheminherownbag.
Whenshegothomethatevening,sheshowedherhusbandthebeautifulhatshehadbought.
´Howdidyoupayforit?
'heasked.
´Withthemoneyyougavemeformybirthday,ofcourse,'shereplied.
´Oh?
What'sthat,then?
'heasked,ashepointedtoawadoftenpoundnotesonthetable.
TextB
'Good